Prompt - In my Dreams (written June 1, 2019)
In my dreams... I fall from a tall place I am in the dark - so dark you cannot see only hear - bumps, scrapes, screeching, crying I am in a very bright space I see people I no longer associate with I listen to the sound of the surf I see those who I knew before they died I am not me I cower in a corner waiting for... I was a concert violinist I married a church minister I had 16 children - not all of them lived My teeth start to loosen and then they fall out I am covered by the small stuffed animals on my bed and they mean me harm My mother’s form in her blue housecoat has no eyes I am in the mountains, sitting on top of the world I am drinking a Dr Pepper and it isn’t too sweet I put my feet into a cool stream and feel the mud embrace my toes I am in a field of beautiful flowers and I am staring at the sky I am laying on a cloud - and floating I am standing on a ledge - and I cannot see the bottom I am listening to my brother play the piano - but I cannot find him I need to find a toi...